X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.4) with ESMTP id 1757202 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:36:53 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-100-190.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.100.190]) by ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l0E0a6Ci000809 for ; Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:36:06 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002d01c73773$fe8defb0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Plugs down Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:36:12 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Actually, Dave, it almost ensures you will be dealing with a flooded engine frequently. Any small amount excess fuel in the liquid state (not uncommon on those cold days) would pool in the spark plug holes. With plugs up, you do not have to take the spark plugs out when the engine floods. Just crank it a bit with the throttle open and it fires up. With the normal side ways orientation - you frequently (but not always) must take them out to fix a flooded engine and with them on the bottom, I think you will almost certainly have to take them out. But, I do agree- if you do take them out, then all the excess fuel should fall right out. FWIW Ed > All and Sundry, > Why would it lead to a plug fouling problem? > Sure makes it easy to clear a flooded engine. > FWIW, Dave McC > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/